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Is it true that tyramine rich foods are not as dangerous as once thought when taking a maoi? I was told that your bp may spike for a short time and come back down.
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Latley it seems to be getting worse my left leg shakes when i am at rest or trying to go to sleep. Also my left hand shakes at rest and both shake for no reason.I have about 8 out of 10 of the symptons.no cbange in my face expressions .my eyes seem to roll up uncontrollably. I really have problem sleeping, and restless leg syndrome. Loss of balance and short term memory is shot. Some say they do not notice anything but I don't see them much. I have been diagnosed with bipolar it st was server depression. Well what should my next step be?#View Thread
Azilect seemed to be attractive, but I read about it, and I saw contradictory information about neuroprotection, and, importantly, about interactions with antidepressants. My mother has been on escitalopram 15 and mirtazapine for three years (maybe three years with non-diagnosed PD).
So, I seeked a second opinion. We live in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, and it is not easy to find highly specialized doctors, but I had the luck to get an appointment with the chief of the Unit of Movement Disorders in our University Hospital. Afther a more thorough examination, this second doctor confirmed mild PD, but did not recommend Azilect at all. He said Azilect is not the best option for elderly and, specially, he said that interactions with antidepressants could be severe. So, he put my mother on Sinemet Plus (25/100): 1/2, 1, 1/2, slowly introduced, with the aim of having a 1-1-1 protocol.
Some weeks ago, Mum started Sinemet and she seems to have some good effects (balance, stiffness), but I am a bit surprised to see more tremor and eye fasciculations, which I do not know if could be attributed to Sinemet.
And my worst worry is if Sinemet is really the best option. I know of its medium-long-term effects, and I would like to delay its use... But, at the same time, I do not want to prevent my mother to have good quality of life (I do actually think that PD was limiting her life a lot).
So I would like to ask you about the options Azilect/Sinemet. To your knowledge, or in your experience, does it make sense to start Sinemet in an old person, even if her symptoms are not very severe? Would it Azilect a better option? any insights about risks of interactions with antidepressants?
I do not even know if we could cut Sinemet Plus now, but I have conflicting feelings about this otherwise miracle drug.
Please, excuse for this long post. But I feel insecure with my English and want you to understand our situation.
I am stressed, worried and shocked, but happy to have found you.
Thank you very much in advance!View Thread
The personality changes were slow and it wasn.t untill 2010 that my behavior started getting away from me. I realized somthing was wrong when I did some research on Seasonal Affected Disorder that I found an artical on DDS. I now live in a supportive living facility and I have control of my meds again. I basically take half of the sinemet(that was perscrbed) and have gone off all agonissts whatsoever.
The problem is I still have episodes where judgment completely fails me and my meds are on just enought to get me in trouble.
My question is; Is anybody doing any work on DDS? This Dr.Jeckyll, and Mr.Hyde experiebce is horrible, for myself end those sround me.
Is there any treatment specifically designed for this horrible disease?
I would really apreciate some expert advice on this one, please.View Thread
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I am a 61-year-old man who was diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease one year ago with first degree symptoms (trembling of the right hand, slight difficulty swallowing). I was perscribed Sifrol Pramipexol and I take it once a day. Is the medication enough for this stage, or is there anything else I should be taking?
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I had one of my two dogs attacked by a larger dog, while my dogs were leashed. The dog that was attacked managed to wiggle out of his harness and took off running. I was afraid for that dog's safety, so I took off after him as fast as I could with my leashed dog and my cane. ( I also wear a leg brace due to foot drop). Long story short, both dogs did fine and we arrived back home in one piece. However, I had a significant amount of chest pain and shortness of breath, which gradually subsided with time and rest, The following afternoon, I was sitting in recliner and watching TV when out of the blue, I had SEVERE chest pain start mid-chest and it "bloomed" upwards going all the way to the top of my head. No nausea or vomiting. No pain down either arm, The pain did not fluctuate...stayed at the same intensity for about 20 minutes. It subsided on its own, but ever since, I am having symptoms like I had when all of this PD started. My husband said that after the episode, my face was pale and my eyes were droopy.
I have spoken with my cardiologist and was seen by my oncologist yesterday. Both of them feel that it was my Parkinson's that was aggrevated by the spurt of running that I did chasing the dog.
I guess my question is this...how would I describe this episode to health care professionals other than "chest pain and shortness of breath?" Is there such a phenomomen as Parkinson's "flare" or "crisis?"View Thread
Even after three years of testing and I've asked the docs what tests have'nt I had and got told just about every test was given to you. And I ask and you can't find out what this is or even tell me what was checked for or what has been ruled out? Not even a clue as to whats wrong? after three years?Oh I get told you must be stressed and depressed and give me another med. and once again dizzy ten fold and again get taken off the med.I mean whats going on here, Is it standard practice just to dissmiss your symptoms as just Depression and stress.This merry goround just has to be why this is not going in the right direction. And yes going through this for this long is stressful maybe even a little depressing. But who wouldn't be. I wish I could just take off my head and trade it with the doc's and say when ya get over the dizzieness and other symptoms, figure it out then we can trade back...Because This isn't all in my head.
I wish it were, I could cope with it alot better if it were.You know whats really bad is these docs can't even agree if it's Neurological or Vestibular and the tests just keep getting repeated and guess what else dose too,,you got it Your depressed and stressed, O.K. Do we Really have to go through all this again? At least they do admitt that something is wrong but come on after three years you'd think they would have some kind of clue as to what's gong on here....Wouldn't ya......or at the very least what direction to go with it anyway....Why can't they just man up or woman up and say hey we just can't figure this out But we can send you to someone with a little more experience why could figure this out....But no back to you must be so stressed over this and depressed...this could explain why you are haveing so many symptoms so here try this med.....
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I have been on sinemet cr for about 6 years. I recently noticed that AS SOON AS I SWALLOW IT my tremors begin or get worse, especially with the first morning dose and sometimes with the second dose. Can you explain to me why this might be happening? It only gives me relief for 4-6 hours over a 24 hr period. My only pd symptom is tremor; I don't know if its worth taking. Thanks for any help you can provide.
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He thought it maybe Manieres and had me tested for it as well as checking for a stroke or any leasions by means of M.R.I's and CT scans.All showed neg.As time went on My balance and coridination have gotten worse and started haveing problems swollowing food or liquids with out sometimes chokeing, and my vision has gotten blurred and even at times seeing double. And hard to look down or up with out the feeling of being dizzy,and the balance is way worse in doing that as well.
My neck is so sore and stiff that I find myself tilting my head against my shoulder most of the time just to get relief from the pain because my head feels like a gaint weight and trying to find balance all the time my head bobbels alot. My thinking process is so messed up I find it very hard to stay focused and planning, problem solving is very difficult,and short term memory is very bad. Slurred speach and finding the right words that I want to say is very difficult.
I have a constant feeling of cotten mouth and no matter how much I drink water I can never keep it from drying out. I have a lot of other things going wrong but they seem to be related more with the Parkinsons Symptoms like ED and lots of numbness in one leg and mucle and joiunt pain and stiffness. I feel like my movements are in slow motion and even sometimes freezing up. I thought I needed new glasses and saw my optomitrist and he found that one of my pupils is bigger than the other and asked if I could feel it being bigger than the other,I didn't, Hummm something new there.and he believes it to be corrilated to what is going on with me and said my perscription hasen't changed and the blurred vision is also related to what is going on.
All I know is that feeling this way is not normal and something is very wrong and this is progressing very fast. Unlike what I have found out about Parkinsons its self this is not really going in stages but seems to be developing symptoms faster and more agressively than in stages. I know that I maybe jumping the gun and self diagnossing maybe more harm than good but the Doc seems stumped about how this is progressing so fast and the tests are just showing normal for my age he tells me.I know I'm only fifty but I don't think either condition is very discrimitive with how old you are.
I'm just trying to get a grip on what this could be and with doing alot of research on my own It just keeps comming up in my mind Parkinsons or P.S.P. but I'm no Doc. So all I can do is educate myself and try to better prepare myself .....
Am I over stepping my bounds here or am I justified in doing this.....View Thread
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